When someone offers you a gift, it must be received if it is to be yours. It is the same with the salvation that Jesus Offers us.
“Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God.” –John 1:12
God offers you the gift of salvation through His Son, Jesus Christ. To experience that life, you must personally receive Him into your life, thus being in a relationship with Him.
“If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.” –Romans 10:9-10
“They replied, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved–you and your household.” –Acts 16:31
God tells us we must make a u-turn. Turn away from sin and turn to God. This is called repentance.
“Repent, then, and turn to God, that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.” –Acts 3:19
“Unless you repent, you too will all perish.” –Luke 13:3
To receive Jesus Christ into your life is more than an intellectual assent to the historical truth about God or looking for a bailout in time of crisis. To believe in Jesus Christ is to surrender to and depend on Jesus Christ for your entire life.
Do you want a relationship with Jesus Christ?
Pray, acknowledging and confessing your sin, and invite Jesus Christ into your life.